# 1991–92 United States network television schedule

The 1991–92 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 1991 through August 1992. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1990–91 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.
New series are highlighted in bold. Series ending their original runs are highlighted in italics.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.
    Yellow indicates the programs in the top 10 for the season.
    Cyan indicates the programs in the top 20 for the season.
    Magenta indicates the programs in the top 30 for the season.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. From February 8 to 24, 1992, all of CBS' primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, and from July 25 to August 9, 1992, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

## Sunday

| Network | Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | ABC | Life Goes On | Life Goes On | America's Funniest Home Videos (#20/14.5) | America's Funniest People (#25/13.8) (Tied with The ABC Monday Night Movie) | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie | The ABC Sunday Night Movie |
| CBS | CBS | 60 Minutes (#1/21.9) | 60 Minutes (#1/21.9) | Murder, She Wrote (#8/16.9) | Murder, She Wrote (#8/16.9) | CBS Sunday Movie (#14/15.9) | CBS Sunday Movie (#14/15.9) | CBS Sunday Movie (#14/15.9) | CBS Sunday Movie (#14/15.9) |
| Fox | Fall | True Colors | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | In Living Color | Roc | Married... with Children | Herman's Head | The Sunday Comics | The Sunday Comics |
| Fox | Winter | True Colors | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | In Living Color | Roc | Married... with Children | Herman's Head | The Sunday Comics | The Sunday Comics |
| Fox | Spring | True Colors | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Roc | In Living Color | Married... with Children | Herman's Head | Stand By Your Man | Get a Life |
| Fox | Summer | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | In Living Color | Rachel Gunn, R.N. | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Down the Shore | Married... with Children | Stand By Your Man |
| NBC | Fall | The Adventures of Mark & Brian | Eerie, Indiana | Man of the People | Pacific Station | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie |
| NBC | November | The Adventures of Mark & Brian | Eerie, Indiana | Hot Country Nights | Hot Country Nights | | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie |
| NBC | Winter | The Adventures of Mark & Brian | Eerie, Indiana | Hot Country Nights | Hot Country Nights | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie |
| NBC | Spring | The Adventures of Mark & Brian | Eerie, Indiana | Hot Country Nights | Hot Country Nights | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie |
| NBC | April | The Adventures of Mark & Brian | Eerie, Indiana | Mann & Machine | Mann & Machine | | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie |
| NBC | Summer | Various programming | Various programming | Various programming | Various programming | | | | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie | NBC Sunday Night Movie |

## Monday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | MacGyver | MacGyver | Monday Night Football (#12/16.6) | Monday Night Football (#12/16.6) | Monday Night Football (#12/16.6) | Monday Night Football (#12/16.6) |
| ABC | Winter | MacGyver | MacGyver | Monday Night Football (#12/16.6) | Monday Night Football (#12/16.6) | Monday Night Football (#12/16.6) | Monday Night Football (#12/16.6) |
| ABC | Mid-season | FBI: The Untold Stories | American Detective | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) |
| ABC | Spring | FBI: The Untold Stories | American Detective | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) |
| ABC | Summer | FBI: The Untold Stories | American Detective | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) | The ABC Monday Night Movie (#25/13.8) (Tied with America's Funniest People) |
| CBS | CBS | Evening Shade (#15/15.6) | Major Dad (#9/16.8) | Murphy Brown (#3/18.6) | Designing Women (#6/17.3) | Northern Exposure (#16/15.5) | Northern Exposure (#16/15.5) |
| Fox | Fox | Fox Night at the Movies | Fox Night at the Movies | Fox Night at the Movies | Fox Night at the Movies | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| NBC | NBC | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (#22/14.3) (Tied with Empty Nest) | Blossom | The NBC Monday Movie (#24/13.9) | The NBC Monday Movie (#24/13.9) | The NBC Monday Movie (#24/13.9) | The NBC Monday Movie (#24/13.9) |

## Tuesday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Full House (#7/17.0) | Home Improvement (#4/17.5) (Tied with Cheers) | Roseanne (#2/19.9) | Coach (#10/16.7) (Tied with Room for Two) | Homefront | Homefront |
| ABC | Winter | Full House (#7/17.0) | Home Improvement (#4/17.5) (Tied with Cheers) | Roseanne (#2/19.9) | Coach (#10/16.7) (Tied with Room for Two) | Homefront | Homefront |
| ABC | Spring | Full House (#7/17.0) | Home Improvement (#4/17.5) (Tied with Cheers) | Roseanne (#2/19.9) | Room for Two (#10/16.7) (Tied with Coach) | Civil Wars | Civil Wars |
| ABC | Follow-up | Full House (#7/17.0) | Home Improvement (#4/17.5) (Tied with Cheers) | Roseanne (#2/19.9) | Coach (#10/16.7) (Tied with Room for Two) | Civil Wars | Civil Wars |
| ABC | Summer | Full House (#7/17.0) | Home Improvement (#4/17.5) (Tied with Cheers) | Roseanne (#2/19.9) | Coach (#10/16.7) (Tied with Room for Two) | Jack's Place | Jack's Place |
| CBS | CBS | Rescue 911 | Rescue 911 | The CBS Tuesday Movie | The CBS Tuesday Movie | The CBS Tuesday Movie | The CBS Tuesday Movie |
| NBC | Fall | I'll Fly Away | I'll Fly Away | In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1) (Tied with The Golden Girls) | In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1) (Tied with The Golden Girls) | Law & Order | Law & Order |
| NBC | Winter | I'll Fly Away | I'll Fly Away | In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1) (Tied with The Golden Girls) | In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1) (Tied with The Golden Girls) | Law & Order | Law & Order |
| NBC | Spring | In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1) (Tied with The Golden Girls) | In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1) (Tied with The Golden Girls) | Law & Order | Law & Order | Reasonable Doubts | Reasonable Doubts |
| NBC | Follow-up | In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1) (Tied with The Golden Girls) | In the Heat of the Night (#30/13.1) (Tied with The Golden Girls) | Law & Order | Law & Order | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC |
| NBC | Summer | Mann & Machine | Mann & Machine | | Law & Order | Law & Order | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC |

## Wednesday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Dinosaurs | The Wonder Years | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Sibs | Anything but Love | Good & Evil |
| ABC | Winter | Dinosaurs | The Wonder Years | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Sibs | Anything but Love | Good & Evil |
| ABC | Midseason | Dinosaurs | The Wonder Years | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Anything but Love | Civil Wars | Civil Wars |
| ABC | Spring | The Wonder Years | Doogie Howser, M.D. | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Homefront | Homefront |
| ABC | Late spring | The Wonder Years | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Room for Two (#10/16.7) (Tied with Coach) | Sibs | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles |
| ABC | Summer | The Wonder Years | Growing Pains | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Who's the Boss? | Civil Wars | Civil Wars |
| ABC | August | The Wonder Years | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Home Improvement (#4/17.5) (Tied with Cheers) | Arresting Behavior | Civil Wars | Civil Wars |
| CBS | Fall | The Royal Family | Teech | Jake and the Fatman | Jake and the Fatman | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| CBS | Late fall | Brooklyn Bridge | The Royal Family | Jake and the Fatman | Jake and the Fatman | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| CBS | Late fall | Evening Shade | Brooklyn Bridge | Jake and the Fatman | Jake and the Fatman | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| CBS | Winter | Davis Rules | Brooklyn Bridge | Jake and the Fatman | Jake and the Fatman | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| CBS | Spring | The Royal Family | Davis Rules | Jake and the Fatman | Jake and the Fatman | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| CBS | Late spring | Davis Rules | Brooklyn Bridge | Jake and the Fatman | Jake and the Fatman | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| CBS | Summer | Davis Rules | Davis Rules | Raven | Raven | | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| CBS | Late summer | Howie | Davis Rules | Raven | Raven | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| CBS | Late summer | Freshman Dorm | Freshman Dorm | 2000 Malibu Road | 2000 Malibu Road | | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) | 48 Hours (#29/13.2) |
| Fox | Summer (starting Jul. 8) | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Melrose Place | Melrose Place | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| NBC | Fall | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Night Court | Seinfeld | Quantum Leap | Quantum Leap |
| NBC | Winter | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Seinfeld | Night Court | Quantum Leap | Quantum Leap |
| NBC | Spring | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Seinfeld | Night Court | Quantum Leap | Quantum Leap |
| NBC | Summer | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Seinfeld | Dear John | Quantum Leap | Quantum Leap |
| NBC | August | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Unsolved Mysteries (#13/16.5) | Seinfeld | Wings (R) | Law & Order | Law & Order |
Note: Melrose Place premiered on Fox on Wednesday July 8, 1992.

## Thursday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Pros and Cons(*) | Pros and Cons(*) | FBI: The Untold Stories | American Detective | Primetime Live | Primetime Live |
| ABC | Winter | Pros and Cons(*) | Pros and Cons(*) | FBI: The Untold Stories | American Detective | Primetime Live | Primetime Live |
| ABC | Spring | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | The ABC Thursday Night Movie | | | | Primetime Live | Primetime Live |
| ABC | Summer | Who's the Boss? | Growing Pains | Homefront | Homefront | | Primetime Live | Primetime Live |
| CBS | Fall | Top Cops | Top Cops | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Knots Landing | Knots Landing |
| CBS | Winter | Top Cops | Top Cops | Street Stories with Ed Bradley | Street Stories with Ed Bradley | | Knots Landing | Knots Landing |
| CBS | Spring | Top Cops | Top Cops | Street Stories with Ed Bradley | Street Stories with Ed Bradley | The Human Factor | The Human Factor |
| CBS | Summer | Top Cops | Top Cops | Street Stories with Ed Bradley | Street Stories with Ed Bradley | Bodies of Evidence | Bodies of Evidence |
| Fox | Fall | The Simpsons | Drexell's Class | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Winter | The Simpsons | Drexell's Class | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Spring | The Simpsons | Drexell's Class | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Summer | The Simpsons | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| NBC | Fall | The Cosby Show (#18/15.0) | A Different World (#17/15.2) | Cheers (#4/17.5) (Tied with Home Improvement) | Wings (#19/14.6) | L.A. Law (#28/13.3) | L.A. Law (#28/13.3) |
| NBC | Winter | The Cosby Show (#18/15.0) | A Different World (#17/15.2) | Cheers (#4/17.5) (Tied with Home Improvement) | Wings (#19/14.6) | L.A. Law (#28/13.3) | L.A. Law (#28/13.3) |
| NBC | Spring | The Cosby Show (#18/15.0) | A Different World (#17/15.2) | Cheers (#4/17.5) (Tied with Home Improvement) | Wings (#19/14.6) | L.A. Law (#28/13.3) | L.A. Law (#28/13.3) |
| NBC | Summer | A Different World (R) | The Cosby Show (R) | Cheers (#4/17.5) (Tied with Home Improvement) | Wings (#19/14.6) | L.A. Law (#28/13.3) | L.A. Law (#28/13.3) |
(*) Formerly known as Gabriel's Fire

## Friday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Family Matters (#27/13.5) | Step by Step | Perfect Strangers | Baby Talk | 20/20 (#21/14.4) | 20/20 (#21/14.4) |
| ABC | Winter | Family Matters (#27/13.5) | Step by Step | Baby Talk | Perfect Strangers | 20/20 (#21/14.4) | 20/20 (#21/14.4) |
| ABC | February | Family Matters (#27/13.5) | Step by Step | Baby Talk | Billy | 20/20 (#21/14.4) | 20/20 (#21/14.4) |
| ABC | Spring | Family Matters (#27/13.5) | Step by Step | Dinosaurs | Baby Talk | 20/20 (#21/14.4) | 20/20 (#21/14.4) |
| ABC | Summer | Family Matters (#27/13.5) | Step by Step | Dinosaurs | Perfect Strangers | 20/20 (#21/14.4) | 20/20 (#21/14.4) |
| CBS | Fall | Princesses | Brooklyn Bridge | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie |
| CBS | October | Brooklyn Bridge | Princesses | Various programming | Various programming | Palace Guard | Palace Guard |
| CBS | November | Various programming | Various programming | The Carol Burnett Show | The Carol Burnett Show | Various programming | Various programming |
| CBS | Winter | Various programming | Various programming | Tequila and Bonetti | Tequila and Bonetti | Hearts Are Wild | Hearts Are Wild |
| CBS | March | Scorch | Fish Police | Tequila and Bonetti | Tequila and Bonetti | Hearts Are Wild | Hearts Are Wild |
| CBS | April | Tequila and Bonetti | Tequila and Bonetti | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie |
| CBS | May | Various programming | Various programming | | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie |
| CBS | Summer | Various programming | Various programming | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie | CBS Friday Night Movie |
| Fox | Fall | America's Most Wanted | America's Most Wanted | The Ultimate Challenge | The Ultimate Challenge | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Follow-up | America's Most Wanted | America's Most Wanted | Best of the Worst | Totally Hidden Video | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Winter | America's Most Wanted | America's Most Wanted | Totally Hidden Video | Best of the Worst | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Follow-up | America's Most Wanted | America's Most Wanted | Various programming | Various programming | | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Spring | America's Most Wanted | America's Most Wanted | Totally Hidden Video | Totally Hidden Video | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Follow-up | America's Most Wanted | America's Most Wanted | Sightings | Totally Hidden Video | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Summer | America's Most Wanted | America's Most Wanted | Sightings | Totally Hidden Video | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| NBC | Fall | Real Life with Jane Pauley | Exposé | Dear John | Flesh 'n' Blood | Reasonable Doubts | Reasonable Doubts |
| NBC | Follow-up | Matlock | Matlock | Flesh 'n' Blood | Dear John | Reasonable Doubts | Reasonable Doubts |
| NBC | November | Matlock | Matlock | Pacific Station | Dear John | Reasonable Doubts | Reasonable Doubts |
| NBC | Winter | Matlock | Matlock | Various programming | Various programming | | Reasonable Doubts | Reasonable Doubts |
| NBC | Spring | Matlock | Matlock | I'll Fly Away | I'll Fly Away | Nightmare Cafe | Nightmare Cafe |
| NBC | April | Matlock | Matlock | I'll Fly Away | I'll Fly Away | The Fifth Corner | The Fifth Corner |
| NBC | Follow-up | Matlock | Matlock | I'll Fly Away | I'll Fly Away | Various programming | Various programming |
| NBC | Summer | Matlock | Matlock | I'll Fly Away | I'll Fly Away | Various programming | Various programming |

## Saturday

| Network | Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
| ABC | Fall | Who's the Boss? | Growing Pains | The Young Riders | The Young Riders | The Commish | The Commish |
| ABC | Winter | Capitol Critters | Who's the Boss? | Perfect Strangers | Growing Pains | The Commish | The Commish |
| ABC | Spring | Who's the Boss? | Billy | Perfect Strangers | Growing Pains | The Commish | The Commish |
| ABC | June | Who's the Boss? | Julie | Billy | Perfect Strangers | The Commish | The Commish |
| ABC | Summer | Billy | Julie | Perfect Strangers | On the Air | The Commish | The Commish |
| ABC | July | MacGyver | MacGyver | Human Target | Human Target | | The Commish | The Commish |
| CBS | Fall | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | P.S. I Luv U | P.S. I Luv U |
| CBS | Winter | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | Rescue 911 | Rescue 911 |
| CBS | Spring | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | The Boys of Twilight | The Boys of Twilight |
| CBS | Follow-up | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill |
| CBS | Summer | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | CBS Saturday Movie | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill |
| Fox | Fall | COPS | COPS | Totally Hidden Video | Best of the Worst | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | November | COPS | COPS | Charlie Hoover | Get a Life | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Winter | COPS | COPS | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Spring | COPS | COPS | Code 3 | Totally Hidden Video | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| Fox | Summer | COPS | COPS | Code 3 | Vinnie & Bobby | Local Programming | Local Programming |
| NBC | Fall | The Golden Girls (#30/13.1) (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | The Torkelsons | Empty Nest (#22/14.3) (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) | Nurses | Sisters | Sisters |
| NBC | Follow-up | The Golden Girls (#30/13.1) (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | Walter & Emily | Empty Nest (#22/14.3) (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) | Nurses | Sisters | Sisters |
| NBC | Winter | The Golden Girls (#30/13.1) (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | Walter & Emily | Empty Nest (#22/14.3) (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) | Nurses | Sisters | Sisters |
| NBC | Spring | The Golden Girls (#30/13.1) (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | The Powers That Be | Empty Nest (#22/14.3) (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) | Nurses | Sisters | Sisters |
| NBC | Mid-spring | The Golden Girls (#30/13.1) (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | The Torkelsons | Empty Nest (#22/14.3) (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) | Nurses | Sisters | Sisters |
| NBC | Summer | The Golden Girls (#30/13.1) (Tied with In the Heat of the Night) | The Torkelsons | Empty Nest (#22/14.3) (Tied with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) | Nurses | Sisters | Sisters |

## By network
### NBC

Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.